The
Calgary Flames did a
little of both on Friday
night, turning the
Edmonton Oilers back by
a score of 4-2.

The
new talent; recent acquisitions
Chris Drury and Stephane
Yelle, both made their
first appearances in a
Calgary uniform in a
game that was memorable
for their appearance as
well as the on ice
shenanigans.

Chris
Drury scored a goal and
added an assist while
linemate Jarome Iginla
also scored a goal and
added two assists to
pace the Flames.

Toni
Lydman and Robyn Regehr
also scored for the
Flames, who moved their
preseason record to
2-5-0, after a 0-4-0
start.

Janne
Niinimaa and Dan Cleary
scored for the Oilers.

The
game featured a nasty
first period that could
see some further action
from the NHL
disciplinary man Colin
Campbell. Denis Gauthier
hit Oiler center Mike
Comrie with a knee on
knee hit, getting
himself ejected from the
game. Oiler radio
accounts of the incident
had the Flame defenceman
convicted and sentenced
on the spot while TV
footage proved somewhat
inconclusive. Either
way, a knee on knee hit
is dangerous, leaving
Denis Gauthier quite susceptible
to further action from the
league.

Later
Dan Cleary hit Calgary
rookie defenceman Jordan
Leopold, leaving his
skates to pound the
rearguard with his head
down. Leopold left the
game with a potential
concusion.

Both
incident set up a very
interesting game
tomorrow night in
Calgary before both
clubs kick off the
regular season later
this week.

The
Bubble:

With
goaltending and defence
both decided by roster
moves and a major five
player swap earlier in
the week, the only
battles remaining are
found in the forward
ranks. The loss of
winger Ron Petrovicky
earlier in the day to
the New York Rangers via
the Waiver Draft meant
only two cuts are yet to
come.

The
game featured some of
these bubble players
getting a last look
before decisions are
made.

Steve
Begin - Can you
evaluate a player with
only 45 seconds of ice
time? Steve Begin was
tossed in the first
period during the melee
when he was tagged for
kneeing and a game
misconduct sending him
to an early shower. His
willingness to tangle
with the NHL champ
Georges Laraque is indicative
of the players heart,
but as far as hockey evaluation
goes, the night was a
write off for Begin.

Scott
Nichol - Scott
Nichol lasted longer in
the game, but he too
spent more than a few
minutes in the penalty
box. On the night Nichol
received a total of 24
minutes in penalties. He
fought with Mike Comrie
and Dan Cleary with
instigator and
misconduct penalties
coming in the latter
bout.

The
two others players
facing the final
decision - Mattias
Johansson and Ladislav
Kohn recieved the night
off.